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Leptochitonidae
| Description | Leptochitonidae is a family of polyplacophoran mollusc. While the subfamily Leptochitoninae has both extant and extinct species, all members of Helminthochitoninae are extinct. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptochitonidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Lepidopleurida : Leptochitonidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Neoloricata : Leptochitonidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Leptochitonidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (47%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 345 - 345 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine,brackish (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Polyplacophora) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Schwabe and P. Lozouet. 2006. Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Rapa, the southernmost island of Polynesia. Zoosystema 28(3):617-633 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Pissebedkeverslakken, サメハダヒザラガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptochitonidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Leptochitoninae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Angulochiton genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asketochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Chauliochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 296 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Deshayesiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gifuchiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Hadrochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Lekiskochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Lepidopleurus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptochiton genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Oldroydia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Parachiton genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilsbryella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pterochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Schematochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Stegochiton ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Systenochiton genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Lepidopleuridae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Lepidopleurida : Lepidopleuridae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1889 | Leptochitonidae Dall |
| 1995 | Leptochitonidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152 |
| 2004 | Leptochitonidae Zalvide et al. p. 144 |
| 2006 | Leptochitonidae Schwabe and Lozouet p. 618 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
